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Seoul city to set up joint probe team to look into mayor’s alleged sex harassmentSocial affairsJul 15, 2020The Seoul City government, law enforcement agencies and a rights watchdog on Wednesday vowed to leave no stone unturned on the sexual harassment allegations against late Mayor Park Won-soon and specu... -
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[Newsmaker] Calls grow for investigation into Seoul mayor’s harassment allegationsSocial affairsJul 14, 2020The controversy over the #MeToo allegations against late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon is showing no signs of abating, with calls for an investigation growing Tuesday. Opposition parties, women’s groups... -
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[Newsmaker] Park’s former secretary adds detail to sexual abuse accusationSocial affairsJul 13, 2020Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon sexually harassed his female secretary over four years, making unwanted physical contact and sending inappropriate text messages, claimed a lawyer and a women’s group repres... -
Seoul mayor laid to rest amid lingering controversySocial affairsJul 13, 2020The official funeral ceremony for Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon was held at City Hall on Monday morning, with eulogists honoring his pioneering work in civic movements and his citizen-centric policies wh... -
Mourning of Park marred by controversySocial affairsJul 12, 2020Thousands continued to mourn the death of former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Sunday, but the somber mood was marred by controversy over his alleged sexual misconduct. A solemn ceremony will be held... -
Thousands mourn death of Seoul mayorSocial affairsJul 11, 2020Thousands of mourners filled a grassy plaza outside City Hall on Saturday to pay their respect to Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, who was found dead Friday. Citizens of all ages waited in a long line tha... -
Mayor Park says sorry in willSocial affairsJul 10, 2020Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon’s will was revealed Friday, a day after he was found dead in an apparent suicide. “I’m sorry to everyone. I’m grateful for all the people who I shared my life with,” he wro... -
Five-day funeral planned for Seoul mayorSocial affairsJul 10, 2020Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon was found dead Friday, according to police, in what appears to be one of the country’s highest-profile suicides in recent history. The body of Park, 64, was found near the ... -
Missing Seoul Mayor Park found deadSocial affairsJul 10, 2020The Seoul Metropolitan Government said the mayor did not come to work Thursday due to health reasons. In a text message to reporters in the morning, the city government said all events and meetings ... -
Search continues for seoul mayor reported missingSocial affairsJul 9, 2020Search efforts continued to locate Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon late Thursday night, several hours after he was reported missing. Police and fire authorities launched the search after Park’s daughter f... -
Top prosecutor stands back from case involving his aidePoliticsJul 9, 2020Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol accepted Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae’s directive Thursday to back down from an investigation in a case involving a senior prosecutor believed to be close to him. Wi... -
Seoul to invest 2.6 trillion won for green projectsPoliticsJul 8, 2020Seoul City plans to invest 2.6 trillion won ($2.17 billion) for its version of the “Green New Deal” that intends to cut carbon dioxide emissions while creating jobs. “The Seoul version of the Green ... -
Justice minister issues ultimatum to prosecutor generalPoliticsJul 8, 2020Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae issued an ultimatum to Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol to respond by Thursday morning to her directive to forgo his authority to supervise an investigation in the case i... -
Ex-PM Lee announces bid to head ruling partyPoliticsJul 7, 2020Former Prime Minister Rep. Lee Nak-yon announced Tuesday his bid to become chairman of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea. With Lee in, the contest for leadership of the liberal camp is shaping up... -
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[Newsmaker] More victims come forward over triathletes abuse caseSocial affairsJul 6, 2020A wave of abuse allegations swept a semi-pro triathlete club owned by Gyeongju City after the suicide of a player who claimed to have suffered years of verbal and physical abuse from her coach, team ...
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